Calf thymus DNA was prepared at three different concentrations. Samples were read in two different cuvettes in triplicate. Assays were performed using the SmartSpec Plus spectrophotometer. Comparisons were made to Bio-Rad's submicrovolume cuvettes (catalog #170-2505). Error bars show standard deviation.

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